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Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants

Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants.

Italy

Italian Olympic swimmer hailed a hero after saving man from drowning

Italian Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini has been hailed a hero after saving a man from drowning off the coast of Sardinia.

Italy

Italy's Prosecco hills receive UN world heritage status

A hilly terrain in northeast Italy known for its Prosecco production has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list among other cultural landscapes and cities in the world.

Italy

Watch: Venice cruise ship veers close to esplanade in storm

The Costa Deliziosa veered very close to Venice's docks during stormy weather this past weekend.

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Italy

Italy volcano: eruption on island of Stromboli, evacuations begin

A volcano erupted on the Italian island of Stromboli on Wednesday, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said.

Italy

Previously unseen footage shows moment of Genoa bridge collapse

Newly released footage shows the moment a bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed last year, which killed 43 people.

World News

EU Commission delays decision on Italy's budget

The EU executive had been expected to decide at its weekly meeting on Tuesday whether to recommend disciplinary action against Italy over its growing debt.

Italy

Heroine or criminal? Sea-Watch 3 Captain Carola Rakete divides opinion

Carola Rakete, the captain of the rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, which defied the Italian government ban and docked at Lampedusa, has said she regrets any alarm caused when the ship trapped a police boat against the quay.

Sport

Swiss footballer missing after accident on Italian lake

Switzerland forward Ismaili missing in swimming accident in Italy

Italy

'Salvini was right', migrant tells Euronews

Khadim Diop, a 24-year-old from Senegal, gave an exclusive interview to Euronews shortly after the Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship docked in Lampedusa port on Saturday.

My Europe Series

How has the result of the European election affected Italy and Germany

Months after the European Elections, we’re back to talk about its main takeaways, namely gains for the greens and the strengthening of anti-immigrant far-right parties. We bring you two reports on Insiders Unreported Europe – Euronews’ current affairs magazine. One from Italy and one from Germany.

My Europe Series

Watch: What are the main takeaways from the European Election?

Watch the interview to hear viewpoints from two different countries, Italy and Poland, about why Italy’s League Party scored so high and why the Law and Justice Party in Poland did so well.

My Europe Series

Lampedusa divided over migrants

Lampedusa, one of the centres of the migrant crisis, is divided in opinion. A doctor has been helping, he says, around 300,000 people for the last 30 years, as they dock on the island's shores. Others, who support Matteo Salvini’s League Party, want better jobs and more help from the government.

World

Sea Watch 3 captain to Salvini: 'Don't play games with people's lives'

A special report from on board the Sea Watch 3 rescue ship shows the conditions the migrants are living in. The boat is now in Italian waters after being denied permission to unload its passengers.

Italy

Watch: Italy's Genoa bridge destroyed in controlled explosion

Two pylons of the bridge were wiped out in a controlled explosion to make way for a new structure to be built after it collapsed last August, killing 43 people.

Musica

Star-studded gala wows La Scala!

The classical music world's greatest, unite on stage at Milan’s La Scala for the Rolex Ambassadors Gala accompanied by none other than the Vienna Philharmonic, under the baton of legends such as Plácido Domingo and Gustavo Dudamel.

Italy

Tussle between Sea-Watch migrant rescue ship and Italian government continues

The tussle between the Sea-Watch 3 migrant rescue ship and the Italian government continues as the coast guard has blocked its access to Lampedusa

Italy

Watch: Street opera in Italy challenges stereotypes

Opera Camion will perform the celebrated Figaro! twice more in June, with shows on the 27th and 30th.

Italy

Watch: British sculptor creates a marine exhibition in Tuscany

Young's Carrara Marble structures are eight metres below the sea and contribute to conserving the area's underwater ecosystem.

The Cube

Why did Sea-Watch 3 decide to enter Italian waters?

Those on board tell Euronews that "the real solution to the problem is to have safe and legal passage for anyone fleeing and looking for safe harbour.”